LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alternative
Energy Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: AEGY) today announces that it has
appointed Jeffrey Benz, a corporate
legal expert and experienced senior executive with substantial
sports, entertainment, technology, and public company experience,
as its contract General Counsel. The Company also announces
the relocation of its corporate offices to Los Angeles, California.
"We are so pleased to have Jeff agree to join our team as we
continue to advance our business of providing ancillary services to
the medical marijuana space," said Mario
Barrera, President of AEGY. "Jeff's broad experience and
background, and his legal leadership skills, particularly with
public companies and most recently with SK3 Group, Inc. in the
medical marijuana space, are well suited to our needs as we move
our company to the next level. In the interests of
transparency, we wish to make clear that Jeff will continue his
roles assisting both AEGY and SK3 Group, Inc., as contract general
counsel."
Jeff Benz has broad experience as
a senior executive, lawyer, and entrepreneur in entertainment,
sports, licensing, intellectual property, and technology. He has
been a trusted advisor to a variety of companies, both private and
public, and has advised a number of high profile executives. Among
other things, Mr. Benz was the General Counsel and head of business
and government affairs for the United States Olympic Committee, AVP
Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, and a variety of private companies in
sports, entertainment (television, film, and online), and
technology (mobile phone applications, computer software and
hardware, and medical devices), and has lead high profile legal and
operational functions in a wide array of industries, including
internationally.
Mr. Benz has BA and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University
of Texas. Mr. Benz is also an accomplished, and certified,
arbitrator and mediator with substantial experience in a wide
variety of commercial disputes.
About AEGY
AEGY had recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire both
PharmaJanes™ and Simple
Prepay™ .
PharmaJanes™ is an on-line and smart phone
ordering platform allowing medical marijuana patients to order,
process and pay for their authorized needs, in a simple, safe and
secure ordering and payment interface. Simple
Prepay™ is a merchant payment solution
developed to offer dispensaries, collectives, and delivery services
of medical cannabis a convenient payment solution.
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Contact:
Mario Barrera
Info@pharmajanes.com
SOURCE Alternative Energy Partners, Inc.
